Between 1883 and 1885, the young Russian painter, Ilya Repin, painted his most famous work, which was ultimately banned by Russia. Read more here.

Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov.

A new collaborative exhibition showcases 60 breathtaking pieces that were evacuated from the Odesa Museum of Western and ...

It's 1811 and a triple murder has created panic in London. There's no clear lead and chaos on the streets as people ask themselves, is a serial killer walking amongst them? And then a sharp eyed ...

A portmanteau of “Donets Basin,” the term “Donbas” has been in use since the 19th century and ... the factory chimney, which ...

Alexei Ratmansky’s “Paquita” brings Marius Petipa’s 19th-century style to New York City Ballet through two lenses: his own and George Balanchine’s.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Art installations are displayed during the preview of the exhibition “En Route” organized by the Vatican ...

At least 30 people have died and another 60 have been injured by a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India. The crush happened between 1 am and 2 am local time on ...

[4] Over the next several centuries, Russia’s presence in the region grew, often at China’s expense. In the mid-19th Century, Russia used China’s weakness during the Taiping Rebellion and the Opium ...

Russian prosecutors are seeking to recover nearly $33-million of funds that they say were allocated for the defence of the western Kursk region, invaded by Ukraine last year, but stolen instead by ...

In this respect, one cannot avoid the impression that Russian history has, in certain respects, a cyclical character. The erosion of the tsarist regime In the second half of the 19th century, Russia ...

The law was often ignored and frequently violated during its first century of existence, Cohn said. It was not interpreted by a court until the 1970s, when a defendant in the 1973 Wounded Knee ...